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get your re-usable shopping bags ready because the north shore is about to embark on something that has never been attempted before. Merchants, shop owners, restaurants and everyone in between are band-ing together to throw the big-gest sale that Kamloops has ever seen. on saturday, october 29 the north shore business improvement association in conjunction with more than 50 local businesses will be putting up the sale signs, bringing out the entertainment, hanging up balloons and holding a variety of sales and special events.

“This is all part of the overall ‘i Love north shore’ marketing campaign,” explains ula Chauvet of the nsbia. “businesses of all shapes and sizes will be open-ing their doors and showcasing themselves to Kamloops. you wont want to miss what they have all got planned. it is going to be fabulous.”

if you need something or are looking to start your Christmas shopping early, this will be the day to do it. stores all over the north shore from the Tranquille Market to the brock Market square, 8th street to northills Mall are all taking part. in addi-tion to slashing prices, hold-

ing demonstrations and offering tastings, all participating busi-nesses have donated gift cer-tificates and prizes for an over the top prize basket that will be won by one lucky shopper.

each store will have a draw box which you can enter into once at every location.

“The lucky winner will walk away with hundreds and hun-dreds of dollars worth of gift

certificates and prizes,” contin-ues ula. “we have $25 and $50 gift certificates to a number of stores as well as spa packages, gift bags and much more. stop by as many participating mer-chants as possible for a chance to win at each location.”

participating businesses include 2dZ boutique who will be host-ing popular Kamloops musi-cian dodie goldney, always healthy featuring up to 75 per cent off selected items, big don’s super pawn with their ‘hell of an entertainment sale’ and bookland offering 20 per cent off their entire inventory. penny pinchers is holding hourly gift certificate draws, northills shopping Mall will be having a sidewalk sale and Light your world is having an extra savings sale event. interior Crafts will be having an rC rock Crawling demo as well as sales, and Cost savers Thrift store will be blow-ing out all their halloween items if you need to put the finishing touches on your decorating or costumes.

you may want to make a game plan before heading out for the day. with so much to see and do, start your day closest to home and work your way out or

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These kids are participating in a thrilling and safe “American Gladiator-style” challenge at Fun Factor Family Fun Centre on Tranquille! Fun Factor is one of the many merchants who are participating in this Saturday’s Big Sale on as part of the “I Love North Shore” marketing campaign. Competition will be friendly but intense for the hundreds of dollars worth of prizes to be won at participating stores and businesses.

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as a Community in bloom award winner, Kamloops works hard to maintain its nationally recognized status as a beauti-ful community, and the City of Kamloops wants the public to know that graffiti vandalism is a serious offence.” Vandalism of any kind is unacceptable. our message is that tagging property will not go unnoticed. by-law enforcement of these acts will be undertaken, charges will be

laid,” states Len hrycan, com-munity and corporate affairs director. “The City of Kamloops is a beautiful community receiv-ing numerous awards. it is unac-ceptable that the work of a few taggers could negatively impact our image.”

recently, the City of Kamloops Community safety and enforcement staff, Community safety volunteers and graffiti Task Force members completed

a six-hour graffiti removal blitz across the city resulting in the removal of over 175 tags. The

City announces that increased efforts around graffiti enforce-ment and removal will continue.

City removes graffiti vandalism to keep city beautiful

United Way backs housing initiatives for local groupsThe united way board of

directors has granted an extra $100,000 this year to support two local organizations working to help move people “from poverty to possibility”. These funds come at a time when year Two of the homelessness action plan is plan-ning for new shelter/housing facil-ities to meet the needs of people in Kamloops. The City of Kamloops

is providing four sites for social housing and other partners and organizations are working to pull projects together, all part of the homelessness action plan.

Canadian Mental health association is the managing part-ner for the new emerald Centre shelter on west Victoria street and united way is able to pro-vide $50,000 for the sophisticated

security system they require. The new shelter will support men and women, as well as children if necessary.

The elizabeth Fry society plans

to build supportive housing for women and children, and united way has granted them $50,000 in capacity funding to develop their business plan.

Moats enters municipal electionafter leading a successful hsT

campaign in Kamloops, Chad Moats wants to make tracks for City hall. in the wake of the suc-cessful hsT initiative and the out-pouring of support for the Lorne street parkade counter-petition, Chad has decided to “throw his hat

in the ring” for this november’s municipal election. Chad believes Kamloops needs representatives at City hall who stand up for the regular citizens’ views and opinions, not just special interests. Chad believes, “ you shouldn’t have to fight City hall.”

FIREFIGHTER RUNS FOR COUNCILAndrew Philpot, assistant chief (retired) Kamloops Fire Rescue is running as a council candidate for the November municipal election. In January 1981 he started his career as a firefighter with the Kamloops Fire Department. By July 2008 he had become one of the department’s two Operations Chiefs. In January 2011 after 30 years of service Chief Philpot retired from Kamloops Fire Rescue. Andy has been awarded the Fire Services Exemplary Service Medal, the Province of BC Long Service Medal, The Service Medal of the Order of St John, and the Queen Elizabeth II Golden Jubilee Medal. In 2010 he was presented with the City of Kamloops Senior Managers Award of Excellence for Outstanding Community service. During his career, Andy Philpot was actively involved with the many charity events hosted by the Kamloops firefighters, including Operation Africa and Operation Nicaragua, the missions to fill a shipping container with donated items for a remote village in each of those countries.

New date for parks meeting

The City of Kamloops parks, recreation, and Cultural services department invites residents to attend a public meeting to ini-tiate the process of establish-ing a Kamloops natural areas advisory Committee. The com-mittee will contribute to the direc-tion of future management of the City’s natural parks, including areas such as petersen Creek park and Kenna Cartwright park, and will advise on the updating of nature park management plans. This meeting, which was original-ly scheduled for october 19, has been rescheduled and will take place on november 30 at 7:00 pm at the parkside Lounge at interior savings Centre. For more infor-mation please contact the City of Kamloops at 250-828-3551.

Web cam for driver safetya new web camera in

Kamloops is now live on the province’s drivebC website, providing real-time coverage of highway conditions in the area and helping motorists plan a safe journey. The web camera is located at hwy 1 at peterson Creek bridge in Kamloops, looking west: http://images.drivebc.ca/bchighwaycam/pub/html/www/239.html.

priority for new drivebC web cameras is given to routes prone

to extreme weather or traffic congestion, and for sites where there is not already a nearby webcam. rapidly changing weather conditions make this a prime location for a web-cam. Commuters and tourists will now have access to current road condition updates, travel advisories, road closure infor-mation for provincial highways, and weather information with a click of a button to the travelling public.

vice versa. don’t forget to put your name in the draw at each store you visit to win the fabu-lous grand prize basket.

with way too much happening to capture, put on your shoes

and coat and head out to explore your north shore for the day. The biggest sale Kamloops has ever seen is happening saturday, october 29 from 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.

Tanya Orozco, freelance

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The Spirit Warriors dragon boat team in Kamloops consists of breast cancer survivors who get together and support each other and at the same time enjoy paddling and even racing. Now in its fourth year, the team regularly participates in festivals and races. Earlier this year the team hosted a comedy show called the ‘Boob Tour,’ to raise money for upcoming festivals and to help with team expenses. Community support was such that in addition the team was able to donate $2,000 to the Royal Inland Hospital Auxiliary’s hat, scarf and wig loan program based in the Cancer clinic. Pictured here (L-R) are Kamloops Spirit Warriers Joan Eley and Lisa Somogyi, Afternoon Auxiliary President Trucy DeLuca, Spirit Warrier Midge King, RIH Cancer Clinic Coordinator Janice McDonald, and Spirit Warrier Alison Bepple.

City seeks wellness ambassadorsThe City of Kamloops is introducing

its Tournament Capital ambassador program, which is the first of its kind in bC. These ambassadors are volunteers who assist in promoting health and wellness in our city. interested indi-viduals 50 years or older need to lead a physically active and healthy lifestyle and be interested in leading by example to promote active aging and wellness to others in our community.

The City will be selecting ten ambas-sadors quarterly to volunteer ten hours per week, starting in January 2012. Those chosen will volunteer their time to such things as: facility tours at the Tournament Capital Centre; track host-ing at the Tournament Capital Centre;

Museum hosting; host at the health beat Circuit at Macarthur island park; hosting booths at events such as the healthy Living expo, seniors Light Tour etc.; or volunteering at sporting events.

Volunteers will receive training, a volunteer package, and a three-month track and pool pass to the Tournament Capital Centre. Those meeting the cri-teria will be interviewed by a City of Kamloops selection panel. applications are online at www.kamloops.ca/vol-unteer. applications can be e-mailed to reden@kamloops.ca or dropped off at the Tournament Capital Centre, attention rhonda eden. deadline is november 18.

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TRU has 25 flight attendant students from J.F.Oberlin University in Japan studying English Language studies, tourism and cultural studies for a customized four-month program. As part of their cultural studies they recently were invited to the McArthur Park Sports Center to meet the Kamloops Storm and participate in a short game of road hockey. The girls got to watch a Storm practice and attend a regular season game.

Hunt for hidden treasure at McArthur IslandThe Mcarthur island Treasure hunt (MiTh) is a new

series of 15 geocaches located at Mcarthur island park that create a geocaching training playground for new geocachers.

The Mcarthur island Treasure hunt officially launch-es on october 29 at 10:00 am at norbrock stadium. residents are invited to come try geocaching at this family-friendly event. gps units will be supplied, and a volunteer will help you learn how to use them. access to gps units and registration begin at 9:00 am. bring your curiosity, bring your family, and bring your sense of adventure!

geocaching is a global game of hide and seek, where people hide ‘caches’ and post clues and gps coordinates at www.geocaching.com. The name of the game is hunt-ing for treasure, which may be a trinket or even just the pleasure of a beautiful view, a chance to learn some his-tory, or just explore! it’s a family-friendly activity that gets people outside and learning about the world around

them, and it can be as challenging or as easy as cachers want it to be. all that is needed to geocache is a handheld gps unit or smart phone with geocaching app, a small treasure to trade (optional), and a sense of adventure.

with the full support of the City of Kamloops, a group of local geocaching volunteers, the MiTh-cachers, have established Mcarthur island as a geocaching training ground. This is a place where new and experienced geocachers can find a large number of geocaches in a relatively small area. These caches will include a variety of cache types and difficulty levels. Caches in this series all are safe, family-friendly, and some are wheelchair accessible. all caches promote the highest standards of geocaching etiquette by encouraging cachers to practice low impact caching, respect other park users, and trade responsibly. For more information on geocaching, visit the main geocaching website at: www.geocaching.com or watch this pbs geocaching documentary at: vimeo.com/25656713.

Cavers explains Ajax Mine positionTo the Editor:i wish to reply to an october 19 Kamloops daily

news letter. it criticized my refusal to meet privately with Ceos of the proposed ajax mine.

For clarification, here is my personal opinion on the ajax mine:

i am in favour of a federal independent panel review (the highest level of environmental assessment avail-able in Canada in terms of public consultation and scientific scrutiny).

with regard to the writer’s accusation of my “meet-ing privately with ruth Madsen’s group.” is he refer-ring to the Kamloops area preservation association or Kapa? if so, Kapa has been hosting open, public

meetings at duffy’s pub every second wednesday. occasionally the occasional person incorrectly assumes that i am somehow entrenched with that association. i have actually only been able to attend one of the many public meetings Kapa has hosted over the past several months.

i am open to any public meeting with any person or group. i invite anyone to call me anytime at my phone number 250-852-2264

as a City Council candidate, i declined a “one-on-one” meeting with ajax. i offered instead to meet with the company at a public all candidates forum on the project – an offer the company Ceos rejected.

Donovan Cavers, City Council candidate

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The North Shore Business Im-provement Association has been working with their marketing committee along with many part-ners to bring you the Biggest Sale Kamloops Has Ever Seen!

On Saturday, October 29 from 10:00 am until 3:00 pm, over 50 participating merchants from Brocklehurst and North Kamloops will be hosting this event. All of the participating businesses are featur-ing sale items and all are contribut-ing something, a product, a service or a gift certificate into a large ‘gift basket’ with an accumulated value of over $1,500. Entry into the draw is by bal-lot at any of the participating stores. The gift basket is on display in Nor-thills Centre and the actual draw will take place on Mon-day, October 31 at the Centre.

In addition to the sale itself is a series of fam-ily fun activi-ties including a Strongman dem-onstration in the Fortune Shopping Centre parking lot and a free Kids Carnival at Fun Factor Gaming Centre. Don't miss the set of inflat-able toys such as a bouncy castle, an inflatable slide and a gladiator joust all set up on their lot at the corner of Tranquille Road and 9th Avenue.

Interior Crafts will be exercising their radio controlled (RC) scale trucks and rock crawlers at their demonstration track at the rear of their lot, while Big Don’s Pawn

Shop will be providing free hot dogs and drinks as well as offering a 10 per cent discount to anyone wearing a Halloween costume. They are also having a free raffle.

And, while you have your cos-tume on, head over to Penny Pinchers to compete in their four multi-age categories for a first, second or third prise. Everyone from tots to grandparents can im-press or scare the daylights out of their ghoulish recruiting team.

Several beauty salons are provid-ing savings, such as Enigma in the Fortune Centre. They are offering

a No HST Day. Headhunters in Northills Cen-tre is offering $10 off perms.

An activ-ity for the big kids is at Caffé Motivo where you can sit with some of the candidates in the upcoming city election to meet, greet and share your views on civic

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Both Paws and Tails along with Animal House are donating a portion of their proceeds on the Biggest Sale day to the Humane Society.

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if you haven’t been to your friendly neighbourhood pub late-ly then you are in for a big sur-prise. i am talking about the mas-sive renovations that have taken place at the brock Centre pub which is located right here on the north shore in the brock shop-ping Centre.

“we have renovated to make more room for the growing liquor store,” explains Joan sivyer of the brock Centre pub. “we have more than doubled the size of our walk in beer cooler which has meant that we have been able to add more variety to our beer and cooler selection. we have quadru-pled the brands of coolers and ci-ders we carry and added more siz-es, flavours and microbreweries to our selection of beer. we have also brought in some great tasting non-alcoholic wine varieties.”

attached to the liquor store is the pub, which has been a staple here in brocklehurst for more than a decade. it has also gone through a series of renovations that saw the bar area itself move to the front of the house where you will get plenty of sunshine. it is the place where everyone knows your name. The pub is open daily and it is the place where you go when you want to kick back with good friends.The friendly staff are there to make sure you feel welcome.

“we are still your neighbour-hood watering hole,” says Joan. “at the brock Centre pub we aim to keep our prices low and create a friendly atmosphere. you can still enjoy the lowest draft prices in town, Free pizza Fridays, and Ka-raoke wednesdays and saturdays. we also have lots of free parking (overnight if necessary) and pull-up parking for our Liquor store.”

gary bigham and Joan along with their staff are so proud of the new changes that they want to invite everyone out from 1:00 to 3:00 p.m. on saturday, october 29 to attend their renovation grand opening, which will take place during the north shore’s biggest sale event.

“in conjunction with the big sale we will be throwing a party,” she continues. “we will have tast-ings, draws for different things and lots and lots of giveaways. you can also enter the draw to win the grand prize basket that will

be given away to a lucky north shore biggest sale customer.

Make sure you make a point of stopping at the brock Cen-tre pub and Liquor store dur-ing the north shore’s biggest sale. The brock Centre pub is located at 1-1800 Tranquille rd in the brock shopping Centre. The hours of operation are 1:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. with extended hours to 11:00 p.m. on wednes-days, Fridays and saturdays. Li-quor store is open daily from 9:00 a.m. to 11:00 p.m.

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Get haunted and support music studentshigh school music student Kassie

atkins is one of the organizers of the haunted house fundraiser to raise money so that norkam and brock band and choir students can go on their musically educational trips this year and next year to Van-couver and possibly even Cuba!

This fabulous community event is on october 28 and 29 from 6:00 to 9:00 p.m. at the norkam sec-ondary school Cafeteria. The fee is by donation with a minimum of $2.00. There is also a bake sale at the haunted house for ghoulish sweeties. Join Roller

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9:00pm at KIB Gym,

315 Yellowhead Hwy.

For more info, email:recruitment@tcdd.ca

Potential referees (male or female) are welcome too! No experience necessary.

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TALK of the TownFall Adult Drop-In Badminton at oLph

Catholic Church hall, 635 Tranquille rd. from 7 to 8:30pm every Tues. birdies are supplied. FMi 250-579-0193 until oct. 29.

Super Science Club for children grades 4 to 7. Thursdays to dec. 22, 3-4pm. at big Little science Centre, 985 holt street. 250-554-2572 to register.

TRU Actors Workshop Theatre pres-ents A Midsummer Night’s Dream by william shakespeare, oct. 26-29 and nov. 2-5. general admission tickets at the TruawT box office open the week of the performances, Monday to Friday, 11am to 2pm.

Haunted Tour with the Kamloops Museum of scary burial grounds, historical spooky spots and more. Tours from 6-8pm or 6:30-8:30pm from oct 27-29. FMi 250-828-3500.

Annual Pumpkins of Light Festival on oct. 27 from 6-8:30pm at gardengate, 915 southill st. FMi call 250-554-9453.

Entertainment at Barside Lounge & grill at Chances, 1250 halston ave. Fridays 7 to 10pm. oct. 28- henry small & guests.

Boo at the Zoo at the bC wildlife park with a Kid’s haunted house, Freaky Family Farm, spooky Light displays, haunted Maze and Trick or Treating. Fireworks show at 8:30pm. oct. 28-30 from 5-9pm.

BIG Little Science Centre, 985 holt street, is open for public drop-in Thurs. and Fri. 3-5pm, and sat. 10am-4pm. special show or activity at 1:30pm saturdays. oct. 29: Light Lab; Mirror Mazes and More!

Haunted House Fundraiser on oct. 28 and 29 from 6-9pm at the norKam secondary Cafeteria presented by the band and choirs from norKam and brock. entry fee by donation and a bake sale for ghoulish sweets. proceeds to band trip for 2011/2012 year, musically educa-tional trips to Vancouver and hopefully Cuba!

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Bicycle Summit Graveyard Tour oct. 29. Meet at the Kamloops Courthouse at 10am. FMi visit arnica.ca or call 250-372-8808. exhibit and film festival on display at arnica gallery, 7 w. seymour st..

WCT’s Halloween Dance Party on oct. 29 from 10am to 12pm at the pavillion Theatre, 1025 Lorne st. Free family event for kids up to 12 years old and their families. FMi email holly@wctlive.ca.

Zombie Walk presented by oasis dance Centre on oct. 29 at 1:30 for lurching around downtown! FMi 778-220-4849.

Fall Tea and Sale. Tea, baking, and crafts, oct. 29 from 2-3:30pm at Mt. paul united Church, 140 Laburnum st. FMi 250-376-2261.

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Halloween Family Dance presented by Tournament City derby dolls on oct. 29 from 4-10pm at the Kib gym, 315 yellowhead hwy. Free candy bags for the kids, games, loonie auction, concession, costume contest. proceeds to Jumpstart and collecting items for Foodbank. FMi visit facebook.com/tourna-mentcityderbydolls.

Happy Halloween Party at sips Martinis & Tapas, 450 Lansdowne st. on saturday, oct. 29 at 9pm. Ticket includes one ghoulish appy and halloween drink. FMi 250-377-7473.

In the Chair With John DeCicco on nov. 2, 9, 16 at 11am at the Continental barbershop, 319 Victoria st. Coffee, cookies, and topics you would like to discuss.

The DGB with guests Alamagokous at pogue Mahone irish alehouse, 843 desmond st. on nov. 4. doors at 8:30. Tickets at door.

Diabetes Expo featuring 5 speakers. Free to the public on nov. 5 from 12:30pm to 4pm at the alliance Church on Fortune dr., reserve your seat 1-888-628-9494 or email: interiorbc@diabetes.ca.

Annual Fall/Christmas Bake Sale on nov. 5 from 11am to 1pm at holy Trinity ukrainian Catholic Church, 109 Tranquille rd.

Christmas Craft Fair on nov. 5 from 10-3 pm. bake sale 10am and Tea 11am-2pm at the north shore Community Centre, 730 Cottonwood ave, FMi 250-376-4777.

Christmas Crafts Art Classes for kids 9- 13 years old with Laura bittante at oLph school, 235 poplar st. on Tuesdays nov. 8 to dec. 13 from 3- 4:30pm. FMi or to register contact Laura at 250-819-2787.

Let’s Dance at the ukrainian hall, 725 york st. on nov. 12 from 8pm to midnight, music is by union Jack. sponsored by the Thompson Valley activity and social Club (TVasC). For ticket info contact Louise at 778-471-2220 or ed at 250-374-2774.

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norTh shore eCho october 26, 2011 n 11 Horoscopes

YOur HOrOSCOpESCORPIO (oct 24-nov 22) unexpected changes in friendships could occur. Don’t forget to read the fine print. Talk to someone with experi-ence about budgets or consolidating debts. you can make moves, but they won’t be settling.SAGITTARIUS (nov 23-dec 21) get busy doing all those things at home that you have been putting off for so long. get on with business. Drastic financial losses may be likely if you lend money. Be prepared to make changes to your personal documents..CAPRICORN (dec 22-Jan 20) your boss may be on the rampage and you certainly don’t want to be the one to take the brunt of a bad situa-tion. you could lose a good friend because of it. you will have to be sure not to burn the candle at both ends.AQUARIUS (Jan 21-Feb 19) Trips will be exciting. don’t be too quick to judge. Make sure that you have covered yourself legally and try not to let your temper get out of hand. Take things slowly, especially for the sake of those you love.PISCES (Feb 20-Mar 20) you may be somewhat emotional concern-ing a rather private matter. Talk about your intentions and confirm that you both feel the same way. passion is about the best way for you to relieve tension. you should put a little extra effort in at work. ARIES (Mar 21-april 20) you will feel compelled to do some travel-ing. physical limitations are possible if you aren’t careful. you’ll com-municate easily and develop new friendships. stubborn about making changes around your home.TAURUS (apr 21-May 21) avoid lending money or belongings to friends. you may want to take another look at the investment you are about to make. a residential move may be in order. social events may lead to a romantic interlude.GEMINI (May 22-June 21) hassles with female colleagues may lead to problems with your boss. be careful; you may say something you’ll regret later. your energetic personality will make you the center of at-tention at social gatherings. Try to compromise rather than battling.CANCER (June 22-July 22) you will have an interest in foreigners and their cultures. stop telling others about your problems. you need to clear up some important personal documents before the end of the year. don’t be too hard on your mate.LEO (July 23-aug 22) help if you can, but more than likely it will be sufficient just to listen. Your diplomacy will be of utmost importance this week. be careful disclosing information. do your own research and be prepared.VIRGO (aug 23-sept 23) Try to curb your bad habits. you will have extra energy; put it to good use. unique forms of entertainment could capture your attention and bring about a romantic interest. don’t over-look that fact that someone you care about may be hiding something.LIBRA (sept 24-oct 23) be cautious while traveling to foreign coun-tries. Focus your efforts on details, and keep to yourself in order to finish your work. You can make financial gains through investments and deal-ing with other people’s money. do not overspend on entertainment.Horoscopes courtesy of astrologer Michael Thiessen. For daily horoscopes go to www.astrology-online.com

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Kamloops Largest

CRAFT-A-FAIRat the Interior Savings Centre 300 Lorne Street

Sunday, November 610am-4pm

$20GIFT CeRTIFICATesRandomly awarded every 10 minutes

27th

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Admission $2

Kamloops Largest

CRAFT-A-FAIRat Interior Savings Centre

300 Lorne StreetSunday, Nov. 6 • 10am-4pm

$20GIFTCeRTIFICATesRandomly awarded every 10 minutes

27th

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Admission $2

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North Shore Community Centre 730 Cottonwood Avenue250.376.4777 • nsccs@shaw.ca

Craft Fair: 10:00am - 3:00pm

Admission by Donation

Bake Sale: 10:00am

Tea Time: 11:00am - 2:00pm

Cost for Tea is $4.00

Saturday, Nov. 5

Christmas Craft FairBake Sale & Tea

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Haunted Tour of KamloopsOct 26 - 29: 6-8pm or 6:30-8:30pmOct 29: 1-3pm or 1:30-3:30pm

Call to register

Explore scary

burial grounds,

historical spooky spots,

and other dark locations

where echos of hangings,

murders and forgotten

souls can be heard.

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halloween safety tipsn buy or make costumes in light coloured material and make

sure the costumes fit properly.

n add reflective tape to costumes so that motorists can spot your

children.

n use non-toxic face paints rather than a mask. a mask may obstruct your child’s vision.

n have children carry a cell phone and know how to call 911 in an emergency.

n supervise younger children and have older children travel in

groups.

n visit houses only where the lights are on

n for older children, draw a map outlining what route they should follow.

n have children carry a flashlight so they can be seen.

n accept treats only in the doorway. never go inside a house.

n have your children bring treats home before eating them so that you

can inspect them.